Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Region’s Department of Counter-Terrorism on Saturday revealed they had foiled an Islamic State (IS) attack planned in western Kirkuk. In a statement, the Kurdistan Region Security Council’s (KRSC) Counter-Terrorism Department said they foiled IS’ plans to launch “terror attacks” in the Kirkuk area. The statement added that after …

In a farewell letter to the President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, the former US Secretary of State praised the Kurds’ peaceful role in the Middle East. John Kerry, the former US Secretary of State, thanked President Barzani for his friendship, in a letter dated Jan. 19, 2017, …

Masrour Barzani says political crises may appear again if the underlying issues that existed in Nineveh province are not addressed. In a meeting with Ambassador Ekkehard Brose, the German Envoy for Crisis Prevention and Stabilization, the Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region’s Security Council Masrour Barzani reitrated on the importance of …

The Kurdistan Region President on Tuesday met his French counterpart Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris. In the meeting, presidents discussed bilateral relations and the developments in the war against the Islamic State (IS), said a Kurdistan24 reporter. In a joint press conference following the meeting, Hollande reiterated France’s …